Prunus sibirica L.

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Prunus

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-5 m high. The bark is dark grey. The branches are spreading. They have a few hairs when young. The leaf blade is oval and 5-10 cm long by 4-7 cm wide. The flowers occur singly. The fruit are yellow to orange and 1.5-2.5 cm long and wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry sunny slopes amongst shrubs. Forests, thickets, hill grasslands, river valleys and dry sunny slopes; at elevations from 400-2,500 metres.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in forests and mountainous areas between 400-2,500 m above sea level in north central China.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The young fruit are eaten. The stems are used for a tea drink. The seeds are used for edible oil.
Uses breeding dye food gene source medicinal oil rootstock tea wood
Edible fruits seeds stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Prunus sibirica world distribution map, present in China, Korea (Republic of), Liberia, Mongolia, and Korea (Democratic People's Republic of)

Conservation status

Prunus sibirica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:324747-2
WFO ID wfo-0001017342
COL ID 4N97V
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Armeniaca sibirica Prunus sibirica Prunus sibirica f. pubescens Prunus armeniaca var. sibirica Prunus sibirica var. pubescens